Big East Conference Notebook by Jesse Ullmann and Zach Van Hart If the Big East Conference was perhaps looking for one word to define what makes its lineup the best from top to bottom, the word might be “consistent.” Or maybe it would be “resilient.” In any case, the critics […]
Conference Notes
Colonial Notebook
Colonial Athletic Association Notebook by Phil Kasiecki As the month of January starts drawing to a close, play in the Colonial continues to heat up. Entering this weekend’s play, two games separate the top eight teams in the conference, with just a game between the top six. On top of […]
Mountain West Notebook
Mountain West Conference Notebook by John Eisel 1. San Diego State (10-6, 3-1) (LW: 5) Comment: Yes, I know Air Force beat them, but it was by three on the road. This is a different San Diego State team than at the beginning of the season. Last week’s results: Won […]
West Coast Notebook
West Coast Conference Notebook by Brad Best Gonzaga (15-3 overall, 5-0 WCC) Last week, 2-0 Gonzaga did what good teams do this week: they found a way to take the lead with nine seconds to go in San Diego and hung on for a one-point victory. They looked shaky at […]
America East Notebook
America East Notebook by Phil Kasiecki It’s Up For Grabs All of sudden, America East is entirely up for grabs, and there’s not much in the way of trends to go with. Two and a half games separate the top six teams. Alone in first place are the Binghamton Bearcats, […]
Patriot League Notebook
Patriot League Notebook by Steve Sheridan Bucknell and Lehigh Begin League Play Strong With most teams five games into the league schedule, Bucknell and Lehigh have started out very strong. The Bison have built an undefeated league mark by, for the most part, rolling over the opposition, having outscored their […]
Big 12 Notebook
Big 12 Conference Notebook by Zach Ewing Welcome back to conference play, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. We’ve got a circus show on tap for you this year, if the first week is any indication. What’s next, creepy music? It wasn’t an alternate universe that descended on Big 12 […]
MEAC Notebook
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Notebook by Courtney Eiland MEAC Celebrates Dr. King Day by Airing Three Nationally Televised Games The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day by having three of its games nationally televised on ESPNU. With this honor being firsts for many of the teams, […]
MAAC Notebook
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Notebook by Matthew Moll They are back Ten straight wins (including a perfect 6-0 MAAC record), blemishing some spotless records, and vindicating predictors will put you back in the spotlight. For now that spotlight rests squarely on the Manhattan Jaspers. Manhattan is in the midst of […]
West Coast Notebook
West Coast Conference Notebook by Brad Best Conference Play Begins It feels as if there is a little Jekyll and Hyde going on in the West Coast Conference. Maybe a couple of these teams had us fooled with their non-conference performance. Most notably, what happened to San Diego? The Toreros […]